The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, used his closing statement of the debate to promise his voters that he would never allow the AfD into his government. Under him, he said, the firewall would hold.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party achieved its best result ever in Sunday's election. It is now set to be the main opposition party, and that will mean a more prominent role for its co-leader Alice Weidel.

In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

ELON Musk has sent his congratulations to Germany’s far-right AfD party after their historic election showing. The Tesla chief put out an X post saying “it is only a matter of

The Tesla and SpaceX owner backs leader of the most extreme party in the fray for election crucial for the future of Europe; US Vice-President JD Vance also met her secretly in Munich

In normal times, that would represent an unpardonable conflict of interest. In Trump 2.0, with a quiescent Congress and fired watchdogs, ethics ombudsmen, and inspectors general, and with Elon Musk using his alignment with the president to boost his own business profile, it’s raised barely a whimper of opposition.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

BERLIN — Alice Weidel has never been more popular — nor more radical. When the chancellor candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took the stage in Berlin Sunday night following her party’s best result yet in a national election ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), speaks during the election party at the party's headquarters in Berlin Germany, Sunday, Feb 23, 2025. (PHOTO: AP/Soeren Stache)